Chemical constituents and antimicrobial activity of Helichrysum stoechas

Asian Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 692-695

  Sobhy, E A ^a   El Feky, S S ^b  

^a OMAR AL MUKHTAR UNIVERSITY   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^b Tanta University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Chemical constituents; Essential oils; Helichrysum stoechas

Indexed keywords

CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI; HELICHRYSUM; HELICHRYSUM STOECHAS; KLEBSIELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 34447329893     PISSN: 16823974     EISSN: 18125697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajps.2007.692.695     Document Type: Article

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